Tactile
21tactile — tac|tile [ tæktl ] adjective TECHNICAL concerning the sense of touch: a tactile sensation …
22tactile — adjective connected with your sense of touch: a tactile sensation …
23Tactile sound — is the sensation of sound transmitted directly to the human body by contact, rather than by sound waves through the ears. For example, when you stand on a train platform you can feel the train approaching as well as hearing it. Explosions,… …
24Tactile signing — is a common means of communication used by people with both a sight and hearing impairment (see Deafblindness), which is based on a standard system of Deaf manual signs.Kinds of tactile signingSeveral methods of Deafblind communication may be… …
25Tactile programming language — Tactile programming is the specification, development, interaction with and interpretation of computer programs through a touch centric interface. It is based on the ideas behind visual programming languages, particularly in the interaction and… …
26Tactile graphic — Tactile graphics are images that use raised surfaces so that a visually impaired person can feel them. They are used to convey non textual information such as maps, paintings, graphs and diagrams.Tactile graphics can be seen as a subset of… …
27tactile cell — n one of the oval nucleated cells (as in a Meissner s corpuscle) that are in close contact with the expanded ends of nerve fibers in the deeper layers of the epidermis and dermis of some parts of the body and prob. serve a tactile function * * *… …
28tactile bud — or tactile corpuscle, any one of numerous minute, oval bodies which occur in sensitive parts of the skin and are involved with the sense of touch …
29Tactile discrimination — is the ability to differentiate information received through the sense of touch. This is often tested during neurological examination and represents a higher level of neurological function involving the cerebral cortex. Examples include the… …
30tactile corpuscle — n one of the numerous minute bodies (as a Meissner s corpuscle) in the skin and some mucous membranes that usu. consist of a group of cells enclosed in a capsule, contain nerve terminations, and are held to be end organs of touch called also… …
